tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post125191834982898382..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: First Impression: The MartianRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-24585927734142281802016-03-22T08:21:24.119-07:002016-03-22T08:21:24.119-07:00The movie is worth checking out, but the novel was...The movie is worth checking out, but the novel was a lot funnier. What if interesting is how many people told me how funny they found the movie. And yeah there was some humor in it, but the book certainly had more laugh out loud moments. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-76835757199913615712016-03-22T08:20:16.056-07:002016-03-22T08:20:16.056-07:00I believe they used Dancing Queen by ABBA. As Rich...I believe they used Dancing Queen by ABBA. As Richard notes below, it was a running joke in the book that he had to suffer through all kinds of 70s music and television series. <br /><br />The actual score was pretty atmospheric. It was by Harry Greyson-Williams who also worked with Ridley Scott on "Kingdom of Heaven". HGWs score has some very Vangelis-style moments in it. It was a favorite for a lot of film music fans last year.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-21194869733641976512016-03-21T07:14:35.021-07:002016-03-21T07:14:35.021-07:00I enjoyed the novel. It was hard science fiction d...I enjoyed the novel. It was hard science fiction done right, but (perhaps precisely because I liked it) I've been in no hurry to see the movie. It's a running joke in the book of course that Watney must entertain himself with whatever his shipmates left behind, and the one who left behind the most had an unhealthy obsession with the 1970s. Still, whether they've read Weir's novel or not, most folks seem to like the film. I'm reassured to see your thumb pointed up too.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-90813852307689950362016-03-20T10:05:07.622-07:002016-03-20T10:05:07.622-07:00Yes, I thought some of the soundtrack was a bit ad...Yes, I thought some of the soundtrack was a bit adjunct or contradictory to the film somehow, and at the same time; it worked (didn't they use an Abba song?). At any rate for some sort of space movie I usually think of something more spacial like Tangerine Dream or something like that. <br /><br />I've not read the book, and I enjoyed the movie, but for me, didn't quite like it as much as Interstellar. That said, I might like it better on a subsequent watching, which I plan to do at some point in time. I can see why so many enjoyed the book though.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com